mania - mánie
BrE
/'meɪniə/
AmE
/'meɪniə/

noun - an obsessive tendency to do something

 
mug up - šprtat, drtit se (učit se)
BrE
/ˌmʌg'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌmʌg'ʌp/

verb, British English, informal - to study intensively before an exam

 
swot - šprtat, drtit se (učit se)
BrE
/'swɒt/
AmE
/'swɑ:t/

verb, British English, informal - to study intensively before an exam

 
outlaw - postavit mimo zákon, zakázat
BrE
/'aʊtlɔ:/
AmE
/'aʊtlɔ:/

verb - to make something forbidden and illegal

 
neuter - vykastrovat, kastrovat
BrE
/'nju:tə/
AmE
/'nu:t̬ər/

verb - to remove an animal's sex organs

sprawl
sprawl - rozléhat se, táhnout se
BrE
/'sprɔ:l/
AmE
/'sprɔ:l/

verb - to stretch over a large area

 
overseas - v zámoří, za mořem
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'si:z/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'si:z/

adverb - from / to / at a different continent

 
maximize - maximalizovat
BrE
/'mæksɪmaɪz/
AmE
/'mæksɪmaɪz/

verb - to make as big as possible

 
screw the pooch - totálně podělat (něco), totálně pokazit (něco)
BrE
/ˌskru: ðə'pu:tʃ/
AmE
/ˌskru: ðə'pu:tʃ/

verb, informal - to ruin something completely (very informal)

 
swot up - šprtat, drtit se (učit se)
BrE
/ˌswɒt'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌswɑ:t'ʌp/

verb, British English, informal - to study intensively before an exam

 
crash - řítit se, padat
BrE
/'kræʃ/
AmE
/'kræʃ/

verb - to come down quickly and violently

 
turn out the light - vypnout světlo
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'aʊt ðə 'laɪt/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'aʊt ðə 'laɪt/

verb - to make the light stop shining

 
overtake - zaskočit, překvapit (zaskočit)
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'teɪk/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'teɪk/

verb - to overcome somebody unexpectedly and emotionally

 
creak - skřípat, vrzat
BrE
/'kri:k/
AmE
/'kri:k/

verb - to make a high squeaking noise

 
trip - cupitat, ťapat, ťapkat, hopsat
BrE
/'trɪp/
AmE
/'trɪp/

verb, literary - to walk with quick short steps